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    situate

    verb

    • 1. fix or build (something) in a certain place or position: "the pilot light is usually situated at the front of the boiler"

    adjective

    • 1. situated: archaic "the petty sessions area in which it is situate"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSITUATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to put something in a particular position: They plan to situate the bus stop at the corner of the road. To understand this issue, it must first be situated in its context. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Placing and positioning an object. -based. appose. around. change something around phrasal verb. circle. consign. fit. gone. install.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › situateSituate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SITUATE is having a site : located. How to use situate in a sentence.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsituate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    situate something + adv./prep. to consider how an idea, event, etc. is related to other things that influence your view of it. Let me try and situate the events in their historical context.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSITUATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you situate something such as an idea or fact in a particular context, you relate it to that context, especially in order to understand it better.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › situateSITUATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Situate definition: to put in or on a particular site or place; locate.. See examples of SITUATE used in a sentence.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › situateSituate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you situate something, you figure out where it should go or exactly where it is. You might, for example, use a compass to situate the hunting camp you're building on your grandfather's land.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › situateSituate - definition of situate by The Free Dictionary

    1. To place in a certain spot or position; locate: The statue is situated in the center of the fountain. 2. To place in a given context, category, or set of circumstances: "It was hard for him to situate her in any of the usual categories reserved for women"(Jane Urquhart). adj.(-ĭt, -āt′)Archaic. Situated.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishsituate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of situate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › situateSituate Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    To put in a certain place or position; place; locate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To place in a given context, category, or set of circumstances. American Heritage. To place on or into a physical location. Most commonly used adjectivally in past participle.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › situatesituate | meaning of situate in Longman Dictionary of...

    situate meaning, definition, what is situate: to describe or consider something as bei...: Learn more.